LANDINI
The Second Circle Anonymous 4 [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / CD - released 20/Jan/2014 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (pre 1700) - "Anonymous 4 sing with their trademark celestial tone, their voices blending and intertwining like choirs of seraphim." - EARLY MUSIC AMERICA |
ANONYMOUS
Secret Voices : Music from the Las Huelgas Codex (13th Century polyphony & sacred latin chant) Anonymous 4 [ Harmonia Mundi SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 9/Nov/2011 ] Anonymous 4 revisit their favourite era in repertoire that illuminates medieval women's affinity for the most complex polyphony of their time. Spanning the entire 13th century - from virtuosic motets and conductus to heartfelt laments and sacred... |
Anonymous 4
Wolcum Yale [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 10/Nov/2003 ] |
JOHN TAVENER
Darkness into Light: Medieval & modern-a mystical journey Anonymous 4 / Chilingirian Quartet [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 10/May/2003 ] Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine (June 2003) |
TRADITIONAL
Wolcum Yule: Celtic and British Songs and Carols Anonymous 4 (with Andrew Lawrence King, Irish harp, Baroque harp & psaltery) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 1/Nov/2011 ] "..if it's possible that there are listeners new to this group, here's an easy way to get to know its matchless sound and enduring, engaging personality." (10/10 ClassicsToday) |
Anonymous 4 (with Andrew Lawrence King, Irish harp, Baroque harp & psaltery)
Wolcum Yule: Celtic and British Songs and Carols [ Harmonia Mundi SACD / SACD - released 20/Mar/2006 ] “Sumptuous Christmas sounds” (San Francisco Chronicle, concert review) |
GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN
Telemann: Viola Concertos Antoine Tamestit, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Sabine Fehlandt, Bernhard Forck [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 28/Jan/2022 ] A precursor in this field as in so many others, Telemann gave the viola its very first masterpieces, immediately establishing it as a solo instrument in its own right. Alongside Sabine Fehlandt and the musicians of the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin,... |
J.S BACH
Bach: Sonatas for Viola Da Gamba and Harpsichord Antoine Tamestit & Masato Suzuki [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 23/Aug/2019 ] Antoine Tamestit and his artistic partner Masato Suzuki, Principal Conductor of the famous Bach Collegium Japan, have immersed themselves in Bach's three sonatas for viola da gamba and harpsichord in order to give a sublime interpretation of them on... |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Viola Sonatas / Zwei Gesange Op. 91 Antoine Tamestit (viola), Cédric Tiberghien (piano), Matthias Goerne (baritone) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 30/Apr/2021 ] "The playing of these two fine artists offers high-class musical riches at every point, Tamestit finding a ceaseless range of tone-colours that always sounds natural rather than contrived." - BBC Music Magazine 4/5 Stars |
VIEUXTEMPS / DONIZETTI / MAZAS / BELLINI
Bel Canto: Tamestit & Tiberghien [Voice of the Viola] Antoine Tamestit (viola, Stradivarius 'Mahler' 1672) & Cedric Tiberghien (Steinway piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 8/Sep/2017 ] "Down in the depths, Tamestit's notes have the gruff tones of a hungry bear. Further up, they're honey-coated, though sunburnt melancholy is never far away." BBC Music |
Antonini/Chapelet/Saorgin
Orgues De Provence [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 5/Feb/2007 ] |
W. A. MOZART
Clarinet Quintet / String Quartet in D minor Arcanto Quartet, Jorg Widmann [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 8/Oct/2013 ] We owe these two masterpieces to the musical friendships Mozart made during his years in Vienna. The celestial beauties of the Quintet K581 were tailor-made for the great clarinettist Anton Stadler, while the Quartet K421, more severe in tone, is... |
RAVEL/ DEBUSSY / DUTILLEUX
String Quartets Arcanto Quartett [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 10/Aug/2010 ] Antje Weithaas, Daniel Sepec, Tabea Zimmermann and Jean-Guihen Queyras founded the Arcanto Quartet in 2002. The four musicians, who in addition to their musical affinities share a close personal friendship, quickly conquered the world of chamber... |
SCHUBERT
String Quintet Op 163 Arcanto Quartett [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 20/Dec/2012 ] "This is a performance of the highest class, gripping you from the moment that four of the five players set bow to string at the outset … the overall impression is of extreme thoughtfulness … Comparisons seem pointless." (International Record Review) |
Argentina
Por La Vuelta [ Harmonia Mundi / CD ] |
TRADITIONAL
Ces musiques du fond des ages: music from the earliest times Arianna Savall, Luiz Alves da Silva, Massimo Cialfi, Conrad Steinmann, Adolphe Attia [ Harmonia Mundi Century / CD - released 20/Dec/2011 ] The first volume, La musique de l'Antiquité (Music of the Ancient World), represents attempts to reclaim the mostly lost musical heritage of the Ancient Greeks, Hebrews, and the pre-Roman church of Gaul. These are presented along with music from... |
TRADITIONAL
Silent Night - Early Christmas Music and Carols Arianna Savall (voice, Baroque triple harp, Renaissance harp) Petter Udland Johansen (voice, hardingfele, mandolin) [ Deutsche Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 26/Oct/2018 ] "Silent Night may be a conventional title, but the sounds of this Hirundo Maris disc are anything but…Even that over-roasted old chestnut 'Stille Nacht' sounds fresh in their crystalline arrangement." BBC Music |
ANONYMOUS
Zarambeques Armoniosi Concerti / Juan Carlos Rivera [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 20/Mar/2007 ] The Spain of the 17th and 18th centuries saw dance music reach its moment of greatest brilliance. Tunes of archaic and rustic origins co-existed harmoniously with more recently introduced styles such as the fandango or minuet and with those with... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Zarambeques - Musica espanola de los siglos XVII y XVIII en torno a la guitarra Armoniosi Concerti / Juan Carlos Rivera (guitarra barocca) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 1/Jan/2003 ] |
Atrium Musicae de Madrid, G.Paniagua
La Folia de la Spagna [ Harmonia Mundi SACD / CD - released 24/May/2004 ] "This is essentially an original composition, a series of variations on an ancient Spanish dance melody that has intrigued dozens of composers from Corelli and Vivaldi down to Liszt and Carl Nielsen." Washington Post |